St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-27
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Assembly at its Last Meeting--R
ports From the Trades.
The last meeting of the st. Paul Trades
and Labor assembly was largely attended.
Reports from trades were as follows: Car
penters, improving; boot and shoe makers,
very good; cigarmakers, very dull; Horseshoe
ers, very good; blacksmiths, very good; fur
riers, very good, future prospects not very
good; steamtitting, very dull; gaStitting. fair:
plumbing, good; bakers, good; printers,
very good; common labor, pretty good.
The committee appointed on motion OF the
Plumbers union to use all honorable efforts
to have the contracts for the plumbing
steam and gas fitting for the new Ramsey
county court house given TO st. Paul firms
reported visit to Aid. Van Slyke, who
expressed himself heartily in favor of the
resolution, and stated that he did not be-
lieve that the commissioners would give the
contracts to firms out OF the city. The
committee recommended the adoption of
the following resolution BY the assembly:
Whereas, The interests of the citizens of
the city OF st. Paul require occasional mani
festations on the part of this city and county
Of a public spirited desire to encourage local
firms and mechanics, and attract foreign
establishments and plants employing many
wage earners, to assist in the formation of
manufacturing power, capable of performing
as cheaply and efficiently any workmanship
necessary for our practical prosperity. which
is at present done by firms whose earnings
are principally beneficial to distant localities,
therefore be it
Resolved, That the Trades and Labor as
sembly of the city of st. Paul sincerely re-
quests the board of court house commission
ers to give the contracts for the plumbing,
steam and gas fitting to be done in the new
Ramsey county court house to st. Paul firms,
If possible, and to give decided manifesto
tions of preference for local firms at every
honorable opportunity.
The resolution was adopted by the as
semby, and copy thereof was ordered
sent to the board of court house commits
sioners, and one also to be sent to the cham
Der of commerce of st. Paul, with the fol-
lowing letter:
To the Chamber of Commerce.: Gentlemen
Accompanying this is a copy of preamble
and resolution passed at regular meeting of
the Trades and Labor assembly held this 25th
inst. With the passage of the resolution, we
were instructed to present it to your body, in
the hope that it would meet your appreciation
and approval, and that you might he induced
to carry your weight and influence before the
board OF county commissioners, to the end
that the spirit of the resolution may be full
flied. PHIL CORCoRAN, Rec Sec
The committee appointed to consider the
establishment of a new TABOR paper reported
adversely and was discharged. A commit
tee was appointed to investigate the reported
payment of 10 cents per hour to skilled me-
chanics by a large establishment of this
city. Mr.. James j. Kennedy, the first
president of the assembly, was initiated as
delegate from the Workinen's Benevolent
association. Mr.. A. Mas was admitted as
delegate from the Scandinavian Labor asso-
citation, and Mr.. B. E. Medcalf, as delegate
from the Furriers' union. Adjournment
was taken till the second Friday in April.